Altera Reports Q1 Sales of $461.1M

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Altera Corporation (ALTR) today announced first quarter sales of $461.1 million, up 1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2013 and up 12 percent from the first quarter of 2013. First quarter net income was $116.5 million, $0.37 per diluted share, compared with net income of $98.9 million, $0.31 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $120.2 million, $0.37 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2013.

Cash flow from operating activities was $130.4 million. Altera repurchased approximately 4.6 million shares during the quarter at a cost of $161.8 million.

Altera's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, to be paid on June 2, 2014 to stockholders of record on May 12, 2014.

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